A visit to the Yankee Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Yankee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yankee Cemetery:
36.4568, -82.7290
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yankee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yankee Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Yankee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yankee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Yankee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yankee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Creek Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Cemetery
- Mowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Oak Glenn Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Glenn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Glenn Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Fall Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fall Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch Cemetery
- Old Fall Branch - Hooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hord Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord Cemetery
- Whims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Whims Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whims Cemetery
- Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Baines Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baines Cemetery
- Fall Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fall Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Dolen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dolen Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolen Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Loyd Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yankee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yankee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blossom
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- New Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Church Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Jearoldstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Fall Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Block City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Surgoinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rotherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Kepler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Baileyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Beartown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Greenvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Frisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Milburnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Locust Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Borden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Yankee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yankee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Yankee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Yankee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275227 (Yankee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275227 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 483 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lovelace
- Location given for Yankee Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4567659 Lon: -82.7290475
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yankee Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |